Shloka 22
विश्वामित्रस्य तपोविघ्नः, मेनकाप्रसङ्गः, महर्षिपदप्रदानम्
Visvamitra’s Austerity Obstructed; Menaka Episode; Conferment of Maharshi Status
तमुवाच ततो ब्रह्मा न तावत् त्त्वं जितेन्द्रिय:।यतस्व मुनिशार्दूल इत्युक्त्वा त्रिदिवं गत:।।।।
tam uvāca tato brahmā na tāvat tvaṃ jitendriyaḥ | yatasva muniśārdūla ity uktvā tridivaṃ gataḥ ||
ਤਦ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ਨੇ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਆਖਿਆ: “ਹਾਲੇ ਤੂੰ ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ। ਯਤਨ ਕਰ, ਹੇ ਮੁਨਿਸ਼ਾਰਦੂਲ!” ਇਹ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਉਹ ਤ੍ਰਿਦਿਵ ਨੂੰ ਚਲਾ ਗਿਆ।
Then Brahma said to him, 'You have not conquered the senses yet. O Tiger amongascetics, strive still.' Having said this he went toward heaven.
FAQs
Dharma demands truthfulness even in praise: Brahmā corrects Viśvāmitra with satya, insisting that inner conquest must be complete, not assumed.
Brahmā cautions Viśvāmitra that sense-mastery is incomplete and urges continued striving, then returns to heaven.
Commitment to truth and the ideal of complete self-control before claiming final attainment.